Anatomical Position and Key Words Flashcards
What’s supine position
Lying on back
Prone position
Lying on stomach
Frontal/coronal plane
Splits front and back
Midsagittal plane
Splits left and right
Transverse/horizontal/axial plane
Splits top and bottom
Which membrane covers an organ
Visceral
Which membrane lines a cavity
Parietal
in front of / to the front of the body
anterior or ventral
behind / to the rear of the body
posterior or dorsal
above
superior or cephalic
below
inferior or caudal
towards the midline
medial
away from midline
lateral
on the same side as
ipsilateral
on the opposite side of
contralateral
away from the trunk or root of the limb
distal
closer to trunk or root of limb
proximal
closer to the surface of body or skin
superficial
further away from body surface or skin
deep
highly flexible joint is a ____
free moving joint
the backbone is a __ joint
part-moving
the skull is a ___ joint
non-moving
Decrease of angle of joint (e.g. bend of knee)
flexion
increase angle of joint (e.g. straighten arm)
extension
extension of ankle joint
plantar flexion
flexion of ankle joint
dorsiflexion
towards medial plane
adduction
away from medial plane
abduction
rotate forearm so palm faces up
supination
rotate forearm so palm faces down
pronation
move sole of foot medially
inversion
move sole of food laterally
eversion
